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Alex R. Fischer
No full textAlex Fischer is President and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, a civic leadership organization formed in 2002 of Columbus, Ohio’s, top business leaders to improve the economic and cultural base of central Ohio. The Partnership is helping to lead the Columbus 2020 economic development effort, which is a collaboration of regional economic development organizations.https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/leadhour/1042/thumbnail.jp
Delaware County Distric Library Partnership Opening Reception
No full text2013 opening reception for the Delaware County District Library (DCDL) collection housed at Columbus State's Delaware Campus. Includes Columbus State library director, Bruce Massis. Includes DDCL administrators and staff Don Yarmon, Mary Jane Santos, George Needham, and Robbie Apt
An Impact Study of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in the Six ACP Regions
No full textThis article intends to present a very detailed analysis of the trade-related aspects of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) negotiations. We use a dynamic partial equilibrium model – focusing on the demand side – at the HS6 level (covering 5,113 HS6 products). Two alternative lists of sensitive products are constructed, one giving priority to the agricultural sectors, the other focusing on tariff revenue preservation. In order to be WTO compatible, EPAs must translate into 90 percent of bilateral trade fully liberalised. We use this criterion to simulate EPAs for each negotiating regional block. ACP exports to the EU are forecast to be 10 percent higher with the EPAs than under the GSP/EBA option. On average ACP countries are forecast to lose 70 percent of tariff revenues on EU imports in the long run. Yet imports from other regions of the world will continue to provide tariff revenues. Thus when tariff revenue losses are computed on total ACP imports, losses are limited to 26 percent on average in the long run and even 19 percent when the product lists are optimised. The final impact on the economy depends on the importance of tariffs in government revenue and on potential compensatory effects. However this long term and less visible effect will mainly depend on the capacity of each ACP country to reorganise its fiscal base.Preferential Trade Agreements, Africa, EPAs, Partial Equilibrium Simulations, International Relations/Trade,
Columbus Conversations and Exhibit Columbus
No full textColumbus, Indiana is known for its modern architecture and for fostering a vibrant spirit of community. This summer, Columbus Conversations, a new series of local public forums, provided an opportunity for residents to help articulate the architecture of their community’s distinctive identity. Columbus Conversations grew out of the partnership between Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) and Columbus’ nationally-renowned facility for older adults, the Mill Race Center (MRC)
Columbus Conversations and Exhibit Columbus
No full textColumbus, Indiana is known for its modern architecture and for fostering a vibrant spirit of community. This summer, Columbus Conversations, a new series of local public forums, provided an opportunity for residents to help articulate the architecture of their community’s distinctive identity. Columbus Conversations grew out of the partnership between Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) and Columbus’ nationally-renowned facility for older adults, the Mill Race Center (MRC)
Columbus-Athens Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program
No full textThe Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows (ASF) Program – one of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship's 13 locations across the United States — facilitates service projects to benefit the Columbus and Athens communities, and simultaneously develops emerging professionals who have the skills to address unmet health-related needs throughout their careers. Launched in 2010 with the help of a significant seed grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation and hosted by The Ohio State University, the Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program is the first ASF program site in Ohio and one of only three in the Midwest. ASF history and mission: ASF was initially founded in 1940 to support Dr. Albert Schweitzer's hospital in Africa. The U.S. Schweitzer Fellows Program, launched in 1991, supports and trains emerging health-focused graduate and professional students in creating and carrying out yearlong service projects that address unmet community needs. ASF's mission is to develop leaders in service: individuals who are dedicated to and skilled in addressing the social determinants of health in underserved communities, and whose example influences and inspires others. Annually, U.S. Schweitzer Fellows deliver more than 40,000 hours of community service addressing the social determinants of health. When Fellows' initial year ends, they carry their skills and commitment forward as members of the Schweitzer Fellows for Life alumni network, now more than 2,000 strong. The Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program's goals are: 1) to provide skilled and compassionate direct services that address important unmet needs of local underserved individuals and communities; 2) to support and train emerging professional leaders in ways that strengthen their commitment to, and skills in, public service; and 3) to develop a pipeline of emerging professionals with the capacity to effect change in the social and health care systems that will reduce and ultimately eliminate disparities impacting people's health and lives. The Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program administers and supports community service fellowships that are conducted in Columbus and Athens from April to April. Participants are graduate students whose fields of study and/or personal interests are relevant to the goals and mission of the program. These interdisciplinary Schweitzer Fellows receive stipends in the amount of $3,000. They design and carry out projects that provide at least 200 hours of service in partnership with an existing community agency and under the supervision of an academic and community-based mentor. Projects include at least 100 hours of direct client contact with an emphasis placed on activities that will have an enduring benefit to the agency. Fellows also attend an orientation retreat and monthly meetings and participate in reflective leadership. Elizabeth Fitzgerald and Maria Gallo are the current co-program directors.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, College of Nursing Graduate Studies, and Co-Director, Columbus-athens Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Maria Gallo, Associate Professor, College of Public Health, and Co-Director, Columbus-athens Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program.The presenters will provide a brief overview of the Columbus-Athens Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program and showcase the service projects of the 2017-2018 fellows. We will explain opportunities to become an ASF fellow, serve on our advisory board, serve as a community site for future fellows' projects, serve as a faculty mentor for an ASF fellow, and share ideas for future directions of our chapter
Growing Healthy Kids Columbus: Obesity Prevention Coalition
No full textIMPACT. 1: Policy/System/Environment Changes: In 2016, at least 9 GHKC organizations implemented policy changes, such as a water only policy at any Columbus City School pre-k events. Over 11 GHKC organizations implemented system changes, such as Mid-Ohio Foodbank mobile markets at every Moms2B location, and 10 GHKC organizations implemented environment changes, such as OSU LifeSports now serving only water at all events. -- 2. Over the past year GHKC has developed the "Healthy Gatherings" resources. The "Healthy Gatherings" campaign promotes healthy eating, physical activity and smoke-free environments at meetings, events and celebrations. Since the launch of the campaign in late 2015, GHKC has developed and identified 28 resources. These resources were piloted at the coalition's "Healthy Gatherings" workshop in early 2017. -- 3. Using the $1000 received with the 2015 OSU Outreach and Engagement Excellence in Community Partnership Award, GHKC offered mini-grants to fund physical activity, healthy eating and breastfeeding resources for coalition members' community events. Of the coalition's 14 "Pay it Forward" events, 12 were held in 2016.OSU PARTNERS: Ohio State University Extension; College of Public Health; OSU LifeSportsCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Action for Children; American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter; American Heart Association; Child Development Council of Franklin County Head Start; Children's Hunger Alliance; Church Partnerships; Mount Carmel Health; Columbus area child care centers and in-home providers; Columbus City Schools; Columbus Public Health (CPH) - Healthy Children Healthy Weights; Columbus Public Health (CPH) - Minority Health Office; Columbus Recreation and Parks; Columbus Urban League Head Start; Community Development for All People; CPH Creating Healthy Communities; CPH Strategic Nursing; CPH Institute of Active Living; Franklin County Family and Children First; Franklin County Public Health; Franklin County Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Franklin Park Conservatory; Mid-Ohio Food Bank; Nationwide Children's Hospital; Personal Fitness Navigators; United Way of Central Ohio; YMCA of Central OhioPRIMARY CONTACT: Carol Smathers ([email protected])The Growing Healthy Kids Columbus (GHKC) coalition brings together over 45 programs and organizations, including OSU Extension and the OSU College of Public Health, to network and collaborate on childhood obesity prevention efforts. Recognizing their unique capacity to implement population-level health promotion strategies stemming from their diverse areas of expertise, services, and resources, GHKC has made policy, system, and environment change its primary focus since 2011. The coalition develops campaigns and toolkits and fosters organizational practices and procedures to support environments and educational messages for maintaining a healthy weight
Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP) Community Cohesion and Prevent Pilot. A report prepared for: Local Government Yorkshire & Humber
No full textThe Centre for Research in the Social Sciences at the University of Huddersfield is pleased to present the findings from the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP) Pilot Community Cohesion and Prevent Evaluation, funded by Local Government Yorkshire and Humber.
This research addresses the challenges of implementing the community cohesion and Prevent policy agendas, and building strong and positive partnerships across agencies and communities to support that implementation, in two local authority areas, Kirklees and Bradford.
The research took place from November 2009 – March 2010, and used a multi-method approach involving the following:
Interviews with Local Authority and key partner policy makers, officers, and front line staff (20 interviews)
Research by people working in the communities, including youth workers, housing workers, and community workers, with community members (33 interviews and 7 focus groups
Analysis of Local Authority strategies (13 strategies)
Community cohesion emerged as a governmental policy priority in the wake of the violent disturbances in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford in the summer of 2001. Prevent is a key component of CONTEST, the government’s counter-terrorism strategy
Characterization of geologic sequestration opportunities in the MRCSP Region
No full text"This Task Report was prepared by the Ohio Division of Geological Survey under subcontract to Battelle Memorial Institute, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201. This report was supmitted by Battelle as a result of research performed under DOE Cooperative Agreement No. DE-PS26-05NT42255, the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP)."--Unumbered page i.; "IN KY MD MI OH PA WV ..."; Includes bibliographical references
Inter-agency Cooperation and New Approaches to Employability
No full textThis article examines the role of inter-agency cooperation, which is one form of ‘partnership’, in new approaches to employability in the UK. The article articulates a ‘model for effective partnership working’ on employability. This model is applied first in a general review of employability policy and then to discuss case study research on the recent ‘Pathways to Work’ and ‘Working Neighbourhoods’ pilots. It is argued that successful partnerships need a clear strategic focus based on a necessity for inter-agency cooperation and institutional arrangements that allow for shared ownership, trust and mutualism, and flexibility in resource-sharing. While some of these factors are apparent in UK employability services, an over-reliance on contractualism and centralized organizational structures may undermine partnership-based approaches. Many of the success factors associated with effective partnership working appeared to be in place, even though the role of the Public Employment Service was fundamentally different in each case (as a key actor in implementing the first pilot, but largely withdrawing from the implementation role in the second). The article concludes by outlining the relevance of this model and the case study findings to discussions of the future development of employability policies and related partnership working
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